Rambles in Bible lands . heir earnest and steadfast protest againstpilgrimages, idolatrous worship of saints, tombs, bones,images, and pictures ! And whenever I see peopleparticularly zealous in building, repairing, or servingthese shrines, I know them to be the ones who allowthe deeds of those who killed the prophets, and woulddo the same under like circumstances. If you doubt,and are willing to become a martyr, make the experimentto-morrow, in this very city. You may blaspheme theGodhead, through all the divine persons, offices, andattributes, in safety ; but insult these dead mens shrines,a
Rambles in Bible lands . heir earnest and steadfast protest againstpilgrimages, idolatrous worship of saints, tombs, bones,images, and pictures ! And whenever I see peopleparticularly zealous in building, repairing, or servingthese shrines, I know them to be the ones who allowthe deeds of those who killed the prophets, and woulddo the same under like circumstances. If you doubt,and are willing to become a martyr, make the experimentto-morrow, in this very city. You may blaspheme theGodhead, through all the divine persons, offices, andattributes, in safety ; but insult these dead mens shrines,and woe be to you ! It was probably that he might render apostasy intothis insane idolatry impossible to a faithful Jew thatMoses made the mere touching of a grave or of adead bone contamination. The person thus pollutedcould not enter his tent, or unite in any religiousservices. He was unclean seven days, and was obligedto go through a tedious and expensive process ofpurification. And, still more, if the person could not. 148 RAMBLES IN BIBLE LANDS purify himself, he was cut off from the congregationand destroyed. Strange, that even this stern law wasnot sufficient to restrain the Jews from worshippingdead mens On the eastern side of the Kidron valley risesthe Mount of Olives, the Mount of Olives, which isbefore Jerusalem on the Here many modernbuildings have risen since 1875. But the mountremains the same as when the feet of Jesus must sooften have trodden it on His way to and from thelittle village of Bethany on its eastern slopes. Threestony paths, apparently, like all else in this land, mostancient, lead up to the summit. A magnificent viewis there obtained. Turning west, Jerusalem, the city ofthe great King, 3 lies all in sight, stretched out on itsseven mountains. It is a scene of surpassing interest, onwhich thousands have gazed in wonderment and ecstasyyear after year for ages. There is no view in thewide world with which it may be compared, for noother
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